About a year ago I was quoted in an article in a magazine put out by an organization for retirees that will rename nameless. (Suffice it to say that it is the LARGEST organization of it’s kind and its magazine has the largest circulation of any magazine in the country, and its name is made up of 4 letters with A at the beginning and P at the end.) ANYHOW — my sister in law (who is 55) was so excited that she called my mother-in-law (who is 80) to tell her to go find the article. My mother-in-law DID NOT HAVE the article on sex in her magazine. She called the office and found out that they put out different issues of their magazine and I suppose some idiot editor somewhere decided that an article on sex did not belong in the 75 and over edition of the magazine. Boy was I mad. I wrote them a nasty letter. (My husband says I spend half my life writing nasty letters.) Anyhow, they never responded. So here’s the deal. Many, many, many senior citizens have active, healthy, fun sex lives!!! You should be one of them. Now or eventually. Here’s an article I think you’ll find interesting so you know it’s not just me ranting and raving.
Think a great sex life stops at 50? 60? 70? 80? Think again!
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Bat Sheva Marcus, LMSW, MPH, PhD
Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus is a certified sex therapist and the Clinical Director of Maze Women’s Sexual Health, one of the largest centers for women’s sexual health in the country. Dr. Marcus wrote her dissertation on women and vibrator use while earning her Doctor of Philosophy in human sexuality from the Institute of Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She also has a Master’s in public health from the same institution. She is a licensed social worker with a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Dr. Marcus has worked as the executive director of not-for-profit institutions and corporations, medical practices and laboratories. In addition to being featured in a NY Times article, she is a frequent guest on radio, podcasts and has lectured both nationally and overseas on a wide variety of women's issues.
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